Whitey Ford, one of the most talented pitchers in baseball history, who
helped lead the New York Yankees to a string of World Series
wins in the 1950s and ’60s died at his home in Lake Success on
Long Island. He had suffered from dementia for several years.
Ford was the second-oldest living member of the Hall of Fame after Tommy Lasorda at the time of his death.
Edward Charles “Whitey” Ford
(October 21, 1928 – October 8, 2020)
CAMILLE BOHANNON
A young Elvis with parents Gladys and Vernon Presley
in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977)
Babe Ruth, wearing his No. 3 uniform, receives a standing ovation as
he comes out of the Cleveland Indians’ dugout to take a bow at
Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on June 13, 1948.
On June 2, 1935, Babe Ruth, one of the greatest players in the history of
baseball, ended his Major League playing career after 22 seasons, 10
World Series and 714 home runs. The following year, Ruth, a larger-than-
life figure whose name became synonymous with baseball, was one of
the first five players inducted into the sport’s hall of fame.
George Herman Ruth was born February 6, 1895, into a poor family in
Baltimore. As a child, he was sent to St. Mary’s Industrial School for
Boys, a school run by Roman Catholic brothers, where he learned to
play baseball and was a standout athlete. At 19, Ruth was signed by
the Baltimore Orioles, then a Boston Red Sox minor league team. Ruth’s
fellow teammates and the media began referring to him as team owner
Jack Dunn’s newest “babe,” a nickname that stuck.
Ruth would later acquire other nicknames, including “The Sultan of Swat”
and “The Bambino.”
George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr.
(February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948)
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On this day in 1970, an oxygen tank exploded on Apollo 13,
preventing a planned moon landing.
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